That was the half-serious working-title of an assessment a friend did on the airline industry after 9/11. Reading this latest tale of woe in the industry, you’re left to wonder why it wasn’t the actual title.
Tag Archive for Homeland Security
who is watching the nappers?
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It is less an exposé on the guard business, which has long been notorious for shady hiring and massive labor churn, but a reminder that in this day and age physical security is still a game of low-ball for most…
sunday funnies
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Omaha’s homeland security honco apparently needs an Attitude Adjustment.
fallujah usa, revisited
by Mike • • 6 Comments
Prudent and timely: The White House is staging a high-level exercise Saturday to test responses to the prospect of a massive domestic terrorist attack involving IEDs (improvised explosive devices)—the same deadly roadside bombs that have been used by insurgents against…
indefatigable
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Charlie Allen on following the conventional wisdom: “Don’t listen too much to what others are telling you,” Mr. Allen said. “Constantly re-examine your assumptions.” I would say he was both a literal and figurative grandfather of the IC, but I…
Vindication & Another Reminder
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If memory serves this is not a totally accurate portrayal of related events; I believe the Bureau backed him after the Lab did not, but then pulled the rug out from under him; and Titan Rain is the name of…